Ground Beef Recalled in 6 States for Containing Plastic Pieces

Published 04-10-2019

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A meat processing plant in Michigan is recalling approximately 43,292 pounds of ground beef, some of which was sold through the Meijer supermarket chain, because it may be contaminated with pieces of hard plastic. The problem was discovered on April 5 when meat processor JBS Plainwell received two complaints from consumers who found the foreign matter in their meat.

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Currently, there are no reported illnesses or injuries due to the consumption of these products, but consumers should avoid the following products:

The above products all bear establishment code "EST. 562M" inside the USDA mark of inspection or printed on the bottom of the label and were sent to retailers in Michigan and Wisconsin, according to an April 8 announcement from the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Safety Inspection Service.

A subsequent joint press release from JBS and Meijer on April 9 indicated that the products were also sold in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.

Health officials are worried that consumers may have these items in their freezers. If so, they're urged to throw them out or return them to the place of purchase. More than 43,000 pounds of meat sounds like a lot, but it isn't nearly as bad as the 10 biggest food recalls in American history.

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